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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Mike Burhanettin" <mrmichaelbakerbb121@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cfc.enquiiry2020@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022 08:22:39 +0100
Subject: 1st of April 2022

Dear Sir.Madam

We wish to inform you that your compensation sum of US$10.500,000.00
approved through the United Nations mass assisted project and USA
Government, we have severally tried to contact you without success.
You have to respond because we have your compensation file submitted
by UN external auditors and so payment is already approved..

All you are required to do is to secure the United Nations Police
Clearance and for which a fee of 225$ is required. You will never
have an opportunity of this kind so your destiny and survival is in
your hands. If you cannot make payment of 225$ , I can use my position
to allow you make payment of 205$ considering the losses you had
earlier incurred.

However you must understand that this fund ownership now bestowed to
you is clean, legal, bank originated, not funds emanating from
terrorism, money laundering or from crimes on humanity and so it is
free from all encumbrances,


The funds was approved so that you can invest into your own
private business, it serves as help to your financial growth, it
serves as debt reconciliation. Calculate how much you have lost yet
not even a cent has been given to you

we urge you to indicate your option in which you will prefer this
fund to get to you because we have many means by which you have to
receive this fund and those means are as follow:

1, Through diplomatic delivery ?
2, Through ATM VISA CARD ?
3, Through Bank to Bank wire transfer ?


Your response will enable us consummate this transaction swiftly

Regards,
Mr.Mike Burhanettin
UN Deputy Secretary-General.
UN Crime Fighting Officer
Phone Number (+1 202 516 6248)
Email Address (cfc.enquiiry2020@gmail.com)

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